The Silent Cry

The Silent Cry
1998 UK edition
AuthorKenzaburō Ōe
Original title万延元年のフットボール
LanguageJapanese
Set inJapan
Publication date
1967
Publication placeJapan
Media typePrint
AwardsTanizaki Prize

The Silent Cry (Japanese 万延元年のフットボール; Man'en gan'nen no futtoboru, literally Football in the First Year of Man'en) is a novel by Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe, first published in Japanese in 1967 and awarded the Tanizaki Prize that year.